Thanks all, It appears that I missed the meeting.
I should have paid more attention tto the calender. Thanks Chris On Apr 1, 2012 5:21 AM, "Kevin Godby" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ubuntu Manual Project > Meeting Minutes of March 31, 2012 > #ubuntu-manual on irc.freenode.net > > ##Attendees > > The following people attended the meeting: > > * benonsoftware > * c7p > * carsten > * daker > * godbyk > * hannie > * tomswartz07 > * ajmontag > > > ### Call to order > > godbyk opened the meeting at 20:09 UTC. > > > ### Release of Getting Started with Ubuntu 11.10 > > Getting Started with Ubuntu 11.10 was released earlier this week. > Congratulations and many thanks to all those helped make it possible. > > Diksha Gupta of EFYTimes.com wrote a short article about the release: > <http://news.efytimes.com/e1/80966/Here-Comes-Ubuntu-Manual> > > Problems we faced during the Oneiric cycle > > The collection of screenshots was one of the major hold-ups in the > release of the 11.10 manual. Many screenshots were taken at the wrong > resolution. A few screenshots were simply missing – that is, they were > included in the manual (\screenshot{...}) but not uploaded to the > repository. > > [ACTION] To help alleviate these problems in the future, we will > provide clear instructions on how to take the screenshots and insert > them in the manual. The chapter author and editor are responsible for > the screenshots that appear in their chapter. These instructions > should appear in the style guide. > > [ACTION] Explicitly spell out the duties of the chapter author and > editor so they know what their responsibilities are. > > Reviewing/proofreading also took too long. > > One positive note, however, is that the authors performed well and > didn't abandon us. > > Hannie proposed a possible solution: have two people in charge of each > chapter: an author and an editor. Both people report to the > editor-in-chief on a regular basis. The author and editor of each > chapter is responsible for collecting the screenshots used in that > chapter. > > tomswartz07 mentioned that reading through the chapter and figuring > out what had changed with the new version of Ubuntu was one of the > more difficult tasks the author faces. > > [ACTION] Hannie will email the authors to assess what problems they > encountered during the previous release cycle. > > > ### Collecting list of changes between 11.10 and 12.04 > > [ACTION] The authors will be responsible for determining what needs to > be updated from 11.10 to 12.04. > > > ### Clarify responsibilities of the various roles (authors, editors, etc.) > > Authors are responsible for the screenshots in their own chapter. They > are also repsonsible for determining what needs to be updated in their > chapter. > > The chapter editors are responsible for copy-editing their chapters. > > The editor-in-chief is responsible for coordinating with the chapter > authors and editors, keeping everyone on task, and maintaining the > schedule. The editor-in-chief is also who makes the final call on when > the manual gets published. > > [ACTION] Provide clearer lists of responsibilities and guidance for > each of these roles. > [ACTION] godbyk will create a draft list of responsibilities for each > of the roles and post it to the mailing list for feedback. > > > ### Format of the next version of the manual > > godbyk looked at Booktype <http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/booktype/> > and converted the prologue chapter from LaTeX to Booktype's online > editor. Booktype's design appears to be geared toward generated ePUB > primarily, and so it doesn't support all of the elements of our > current manual (e.g., margin notes). If you'd like to view the > prologue in ePUB format and play with their online editor, create an > account on <http://booktype-demo.sourcefabric.org/> and email > <[email protected]> and he'll give you access to the private > manual project he's started. Note that this manual exists solely for > testing purposes. > > > ### Strict deadline > > We will hold another meeting to set a deadline after we have an idea > of what changes need to be made for the 12.04 edition. The deadline to > be set by the editor-in-chief. > > > ### Promoting the manual: blogs, twitter, articles, etc. > > In the future, we will strive to do a better job of promoting our > manual through various outlets including blogs, Twitter, articles on > OMG! Ubuntu~ and other new sites, etc. > > > ### Next meeting > > [ACTION] c7p will establish a date/time for the next meeting > > > ### Meeting adjourned > > The meeting was adjourned at 21:27 UTC. > > > --Kevin Godby <[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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